Editorial doubts Carter's Middle East policy and 242 references
The piece argues President Carter balances arms sales to Israel with UN language while Arab demands and recognition of Israel's sovereignty are vague. It calls for equal American insistence on Arab recognition and a clear quid pro quo before pressuring terms of peace.
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Jimmy Carter
Israel
United Nations
Mideast
Carter
Potomac
Jordan
United States
Middle East
Hunger and energy link urge action on world hunger
A National Academy of Sciences study commissioned after the 1974 World Food Conference connects food and energy policy. It warns 450 million to one billion people lack sufficient food, urges U S agricultural reform and research focused on adaptable, low energy methods, and envisions reducing hunger within 20 years with global cooperation.
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National Academy of Sciences
Ford
Academy
United States
America
U.S
Academy Group
Weather radar and mixed signals amid a tornado scare
The National Weather Service installs new storm warning radar in Omaha but TV radio stations may still air conflicting weather reports. Firefighters in Lincoln respond to Fourth of July fireworks fires as some states ban fireworks. The May US trade deficit declines to 1.2 billion due to lower oil imports. Debre pushes France to publish its own science weekly, while debates on universal capitalism persist with stock ownership trends from 1952 to 1970.
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National Weather Service
Omaha
Lincoln
United States
New York Stock Exchange
Carter shifts on arms policy amid neutron bomb debate
President Carter advocates eliminating nuclear weapons while the Pentagon proceeds with the neutron bomb, a tactical device with reduced blast and enhanced radiation. Critics note it targets armor while sparing vehicles. The administration also sells seven Anacs to Iran, drawing comparisons to Ford's stance on arms exports.
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Mary McGrory
Carter
Pentagon
Alfred D. Starbird
Energy Research and Development Administration
Defense Department
William *Proxmire
D-Wis
Iran
Proxmire
Gerald Ford
Ford
Washington Star Syndicate
Carter relies on O'Neill Byrd ally in Oval Office talks
Report says President Carter invites House Speaker Tip O'Neill and Senate Leader Robert Byrd to the Oval Office for private hourlong sessions. O'Neill, close to the President, is described as informal and protective, drawing some aides' ire. Byrd noted as a key ally in Congress.
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Gene Bernhardt
Carter
House
Tip O'Neill
Senate
Robert Byrd
Oval Office
White House
O'Neill
Congress
United Press International
Nebraskans clash over human rights and abortion at women’s meeting
Reports from the Nebraska International Women's Year conference show divisions among attendees with Donna Polk and others opposing abortion rights and anti equality measures. Critics say outside groups and pro life factions influenced the outcome while supporters cite democracy and equality under the law.
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Carter
Nebraska
Donna Polk
Ms. Polk
Democracy In Action
Nebraska International
Abortion Safety Debate Voices Rights and Risks
Roxanne C. Raymond argues that abortion in the first trimester is far safer than childbirth, countering Father Witt and Msgr. McHugh. She cites international studies, Japanese data, and postpartum risks to support a pro choice stance and questions moral grounds for banning abortion.
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U.S
Britain
Ob. Gyn. News
Jal
Msgr. McHugh
Roxanne C. Raymond Lincoln
Burger court switches gears as term ends with business tilt
The Burger court, led by Chief Justice Warren Burger, showed activism favoring corporate interests while restraining liberal civil rights gains. Major business rulings favored companies in antitrust and damages cases, extended First Amendment commercial advertising, and narrowed remedies for indirect victims, signaling a mixed conservative-leaning court rather than uniform anti activist posture.
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Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Earl Warren
Burger Court
Burger
William Rehnquist
William Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Brennan
Marshall
Warren Court
Sylvania
Piper
Chris-Craft
Gautreaux
Arlington Heights Village
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Activist
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General Electric
Gilbert
Teamsters
Trans World Airlines
Hardison
Bates
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Missouri
Connecticut
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